German football legend, Andreas Brehme, who scored from the penalty spot to seal victory for West Germany against Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final, is dead. He died at the age of 63 overnight into Tuesday. Brehme’s death was announced on Tuesday by his former club, FC Bayern München. The club announced the late footballer’s death via its X handle. “The German record champion is united in mourning with his relatives and friends. We will always keep Andreas Brehme in our hearts – as a world champion and even more so as a very special person. “He will…
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano Area Command, says it has intercepted four trucks of food items as part of efforts to tackle smuggling. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the service, Saidu Nuradeen, on Tuesday, in Kano. He said that personnel of the service intercepted the vehicles transporting a significant quantity of food items intended for illegal export along the Hadejia – Taura – Ringim axis in Jigawa. Nuradeen listed the items to include 1,505 cartons of big and small-size dried fish, 17 bags of local variety rice, and two bags of beans. According to him,…
Civil servants in Niger State have declared an indefinite strike over the failure of the government to meet their demands. The civil servants, acting under the umbrella of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, had presented some demands to the state government which the NLC said the state reneged upon. It, however, said its doors were still open for negotiation. The congress in a letter to Governor Mohammed Bago, dated February 19 and signed by the Chairman, Idrees Lafene, and the chairman of the Trade Union Congress,l, Ibrahim Gana, said the strike would begin 8am on Wednesday, February…
The Federal Government through the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation has commenced moves to ensure that official government documents classified as sensitive are not leaked to the public. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, in a memo uploaded on the website of the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation which was dated February 19, 2024, said the leakages of such documents have become embarrassing to the government and as such become unacceptable. The memo tagged HCSF/3065/VI/189 reads, “It has been observed with dismay, the increase in…
The Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, on Monday urged Nigerians not to be overwhelmed with the worsening economic situation of the country. He said they should show understanding because President Bola Tinubu inherited what he described as a failed economy. Daniel said he could see light at the end of the tunnel. Speaking during his tour of Ijebu Ode Local Area of Ogun State, he attributed the current hardship to the failed economy which he said President Bola Tinubu inherited from his predecessor. The former governor of Ogun State revealed that unfortunately, due to one reason or the other,…
The Federal Government has revealed its intent to audit the N23 trillion Ways and Means debt. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this at the ongoing Public Wealth Management Conference organised by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated on Tuesday in Abuja. Edun also stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited has been asked to improve oil production to boost revenue. He added that a bill will soon be presented to the National Assembly that will authorise the removal of all taxes and levies that constitute nuisance from the country’s tax system as…
Residents of the Command area in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have been advised to use alternative routes to their respective destinations due to the early morning rain that caused floods on major roads. The downpour which started around 2 am and 5 am in some areas and spread across the state lasted till a few minutes before 10 am on Tuesday. Residents of the Command area were also cautioned against using the Command bridge because it has been submerged by the flood. The Lagos Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Authority, Ibrahim Farinloye, stated this in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 19,2024 arraigned Husaini Mohammed Auwal and his company, Humak Global Business Links before Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged illegal financial transactions to the tune of N998,421,564.00 (Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight Million, Four Hundred and Twenty-one Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-four Naira only). Auwal and his company’s arraignment on a six-count charge bordered on Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) of criminal conspiracy, money laundering and obtaining money by false pretence. Count one of the charge reads: “That you Husaini Mohammed Auwal, being the managing director…
Manufacturers have explained why a bag of cement cannot be sold below N7,000 due to the increasing cost of production. Representatives of Dangote Cement Plc, BUA Cement Plc and Lafarge Africa Plc gave this explanation after a meeting with Minister of Works, David Umahi, which was attended by his Industry, Trade and Investment counterpart, Doris Uzoka-Anite in Abuja on Monday. They stated that the rise in operating costs was responsible for the price hike. The producers have agreed to reduce the price per 50kg bag from between N9,000 to N15,000 to between N7,000 and N8,000 depending on the location nationwide.…
A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, and an ex-Minister of State for Health and former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr Adeleke Momora, on Monday joined other dignitaries to paid tribute to the late ex-governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu. Mr Fayemi and Mamora paid tribute to the late Akeredolu during a service of songs and evening of tributes organised in his honour in Ibadan, Oyo State. Mr Fayemi described the late Akeredolu as a warrior who contributed his quota to the progress and development of the Yoruba race and Nigeria in general. He said…